AAMI Pathology Final, With Complete Solution
Immediate cause of a disease
Excitatory cause
Atrophy - Noun
A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use
Hypotrophy - Noun
A degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the loss of cells
Hypertrop...
AAMI Pathology Final, With Complete Solution
Immediate cause of a disease
Excitatory cause
Atrophy - Noun
A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use
Hypotrophy - Noun
A degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the loss of cells
Hypertrophy
Increase or more, get bigger
Hypotrophy
Decrease or less, get smaller
Atrophy
A lack of
Mammary glands enlarge after birth to allow the mom to feed baby, and revert to
normal size after feeding is done
Physiological change
Anthracosis
A lung disease
Erythrocytosis
A red blood cell disease
Gas gangrene caused by what
Bacterium
Edema
Fluid accumulation
Anasarca edema
Generalized edema, very severe
Ascites edema
In the peritoneal cavity
Hydrothorax Edema
In thoracic or chest cavity
Hydropericardium Edema
In cardiac cavity
Pericarditis
Inflammation in cardiac cavity
Hemopericardium
Blood in cardiac cavity
Hyperemia
Increased blood flow to an area, or congestion
Thrombus
Blood clot in an area
Embolus
Blood clot that breaks off and travels to another location
Hemorrhage
Excessive loss of blood from an area
, Epistaxis hemorrhage
Nose bleed
Hemoptysis hemorrhage
Blood in sputum, coughing up blood
Hematemesis hemorrhage
Blood in vomit caused by hemorrhage in gastrointestinal tract
Melana hemorrhage
Digested blood from upper GI bleeding
Hematuria hemorrhage
Blood in urine
Hemothorax hemorrhage
Blood in thoracic cavity
What is the name for the branch of pathology that deals with homicides?
Medico-legal
Whats the name for a disease which is short in duration and has a sudden onset?
Acute
A disease with no known cause is called?
Idiopathic
Those conditions that actually cause a disease are called?
Immediate
Whats the term for a disease that is continuously present in a community?
Endemic
Subjective complaints reported by a patient are called?
Symptoms
A disease caused by treatment by a physician is called?
Iatrogenic
Objective complaints observed in a patient are called?
Signs
An example of a deficiency disease is
Goiter
Which is an example of a chronic disease?
Arthritis
What is a disease?
A disturbance in the structure of cells or organs
A disturbance in the function of cells or organs
An abnormality in physiological function
A series of changes that might lead to either recovery or death
Which branch of pathology is concerned with studying body secretions?
Clinical pathology
Autopsy
Help advance medical knowledge
Known as necropsy
Can help confirm a medical diagnosis
Can help confirm cause of death
Which is an example of a disease symptom?
Pain
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